The Solid Waste Authority is hereby attached to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources as an operating component. The Authority shall retain its operating and administrative autonomy and its juristic capacity, but shall respond directly to the Secretary and shall be subject to his/her supervision, evaluation and auditing. The Governing Board of the Authority is hereby eliminated and its powers are transferred to the Secretary, who shall exercise them. The Solid Waste Advisory Board is hereby created attached to the Authority.
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